Colm and Jim-Jim's Home Run

Colm and Jim-Jim's Home Run was a game show broadcast on RTÉ One on Sunday evenings after the Six One News. It was presented by, respectively, Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim Nugent. First aired on Sunday 16 November 2008 at 18:30, it was a creation of Vision Independent Productions. Contestants could win €25,000 without answering a single question. To promote the show the presenters appeared on chat show Tubridy Tonight the night before the first episode was broadcast. The programme received mostly negative reviews from critics. However the format of the show was purchased by Fremantle Media, and is now available for international distribution, with interest from the UK and US, with Colm and Jim-Jim receiving interest to host a UK version

Colm and Jim-Jim's Home Run
Also known asHome Run
GenreGame show
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release16 November (2008-11-16) 
21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)

The show was axed due to RTÉ cutbacks in June 2009.

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